Nokia Asha 311

     Nokia Asha 311 is a full touch phone running on Nokia S 40 OS. S 40 has been well optimized for touch screens, A come back in the mid segment is all what nokia wants.Nokia Asha 311 is their latest attempt to regain their lost brand image in the middle tier of the mobile industry. Nokia Asha 311 is essentially Nokias flagship Asha series phone.It is loaded with features.Nokia aims to fight against low end android phones with its Asha 311

Hardware Specifications

• CPU Clock Rate                                 1.0 GHz
• RAM Memory                                     128 MB
• Maximum  User Storage                      140 MB
• Memory Card type                               Micro SD
• Maximum Memory Card Size                32 GB
• ROM Memory                                      256 MB

Physical Aspects

• LxWxT                                                106 x 52 x 12.9 mm
• Weight                                                95 g 

Camera

• CMOS Sensor                                       3.2 Megapixels
• Camera Resolution                                2048 x 1536 pixels
• Video Recording Resolution                    640 x 480 pixels (VGA)
• Video Recording Frame Rate                  25 fps
• Video Digital Zoom                                 4 x 

 An ok camera,dont expect more,flash is missing

Display

• Screen Resolution                                 240 x 400 pixels
• Screen Color Depth                               16 bits
• Screen Size                                          3 inches
• Display Technology                                LCD transmissive
• Display Touch Technology                      Capacitive Multipoint-Touch

A good display in this segment,decent size,resolution and visibility

Data / Connectivity

• EDGE
• GPRS
• HSDPA 14.4 Mbps
• HSUPA 5.76 Mbps
• Wifi  (WLAN IEEE 802.11 b/g/n )
• Bluetooth 2.1
• Micro USB
• Nokia AV 3.5mm
• USB 2.0 High-Speed

 Plenty of connectivity options availabe
 

Power

2.0mm Charger Connector
USB Charging

Battery model                                         BL-4U 3.7V 1110 mAh

GSM Talk Time up to14.0 hours 

Design

Design is some what similar to Nokia c6-01.Looks like a degraded C6-01.Here menu button is omitted.Call cut key is added up as power button on long press.Back panel has glossy finish which attracts finger prints,Personally I think design is a bit poor,Lower specd Asha 305 is more aesthetically  designed

Lower end Symbian phones are loosing their public support and entry level lumias are still way away from success.Asha 311 will be Nokia's "Asha" (means hope in "Hindi") in retaining its lost good times. Asha 311 is well designed an well equiped for its class of buyers.S 4 Os though well optimized for touch operation lacks the capablities of base levels androids on offer.But hardware negotiates this weakness, for a buyer aiming a good midsegment mobile Asha 311 is a decent buy